A Government Shutdown Could Take Away Our Panda Cams!
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The government might shut down this weekend, which is bad news if you're a big fan of government. And since the Republicans are in charge, a shutdown will be their fault. That's how it works. This is in stark contrast with the threatened government shutdown in 2013, when the Democrats were in charge, because that would've been the Republicans' fault. Big difference. ...
It's not all good news, though. If we allow Those Evil Republicans to shut everything down, we could lose one of our most important public services. We could say goodbye to one of the things that Makes America Great Already. Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN:
If Congress fails to avert a government shutdown by its Friday deadline, the popular panda cameras at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington will be turned off ...
The panda cams allow curious folk and panda enthusiasts to watch the three giant pandas - Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei - while they play, roam around, sleep and chomp on bamboo.
Whoa. Hold on. I'm not such a big fan of Tian Tian or that insufferable diva Mei Xiang. But they want to take away my precious Bei Bei? Those inhuman monsters! ...

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